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Hair Color Tips
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Real
Men Get Dye Jobs
Hair
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Dear
Sharon: I'm into my 30's
and my hair color is starting to look a little
murky. I'm in a creative business where you are
judged by your appearance and need to keep up with
the young guys. I know it's cool for men to color
their hair, but I'm still timid to visit a salon
and get my hair colored. I wouldn't even know what
kind of salon or barber to go to for starters… it
would seem weird to go to the same hair colorist
as my girlfriend. I'm willing to try something
different, but I guess, I
need the encouragement
to take the plunge. --Color Me Manly
(Philadelphia, PA)
Dear Color Me Manly: Beauty rituals are no
longer reserved for women. Men know that
looking
polished means going that extra round in the
grooming department, particularly when
lasting
impressions are made after one brief mental
snapshot.
Waxing back hair, no problem.
Trimming chest hair, takes two minutes.
Hey, we even know about all those
he-men who swear
by wearing pantyhose… no comment!
Hair color for men is a skyrocketing segment in
the hair color industry. Even pre-teen boys are
adding
bleached out blonde streaks to their top
layers! According to Marshall Brain's
How Stuff Works,
"Men's home hair-color sales reached $113.5
million last year, a 50 percent increase in just
five years." So then, what's
a little hair dye
advice between buds in the locker room?
Let's face it, some
men gray in a gorgeous manner
and others just get murky. So why not help nature
out?
Try a
progressive method
of hair color by
gradually going back to your original color or
just dive in
and dye your hair back to the shade
it was when you were a teen.
Keep in mind, that
highlights do soften the face and as we age,
lighter is better.
Never oversaturate a dark color
or you'll end up looking like one of those
oddballs who work in a pawnshop by day and a porn
shop by night.
If you just want to
go funky, try lightening the
tips of a spiky hairstyle a la Ricky Martin or go
totally crazy and color your hair a completely
different shade. At least, paint a few well-placed
highlights so you'll look like you spent some
spare time surfing.
There are plenty of do-it-yourself
home hair color
products for men. And if you goof up, at worst,
you can shave your head and be
riding another
fashion hair trend for a while. Although hair is
hair, there's no difference in haircolor for
either sex except that men may feel
more macho if
there's a guy on the package
rather than a girl--
oh your manly egos.
With this in mind,
testosterone feeding
Maxim
Magazine has teamed up with Just For Men to create
Maxim Magazine Hair Color to prove that you
needn't be a wuss to care about your appearance.
Their web site has a great how-to color your
hair
video, complete with a babe in a bikini.
Most
salons that style
men's hair also offer a
colorist. Book an advance consultation to
avoid
any big surprises and then stop ruminating about
it. Just think how much more confident you'll feel
once you look better and only you and your
hairdresser will know for sure.
--July
24, 2002
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